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Product Definition

Product Development Checklist

August 27, 2021July 24, 2020 by John Carter

The fastest way to destroy an Agile implementation is to let functional silos get in the way. Unfortunately, it happens all the time. And it happens because many companies underestimate the organizational implications of a successful Agile implementation.

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Categories Agile, Product Definition, Product Development Pr..., Product Strategy &...
Comprehensive Innovation Map

Best Practices in Innovation: Creating Better Innovations Faster

August 15, 2021May 9, 2020 by John Carter

Our clients often ask us how they can become more innovative. Some seem to believe that innovation appears as if by magic. Many believe that there is no process for innovation. We have identified three practices that are research-verified, an end-to-end series of steps that yield the best ideas.

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Categories Product Definition Tags innovation, Time to Market

Need to improve team performance? Find and Correct the “Pinch-Points”

August 15, 2021March 21, 2020 by John Carter

Pitch points for Teams that develop new products and are challenged to produce a high-quality, valuable solutions in as short a time as possible and within budget.

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Categories High Performance Teams, Product Definition

The Product Radar Chart: Making Smart Product Tradeoffs

August 27, 2021August 9, 2019 by John Carter

The Product Radar Chart offers a way to evaluate and communicate the myriad factors that go into product and portfolio decisions by graphing the key dimensions of a product or concept and comparing them to alternatives.

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Categories Product Definition, Product Strategy &...

Derivative Chart: Maximizing the Value of Your Platform

August 27, 2021August 9, 2019 by John Carter

A Platform Derivative Chart is a diagram that depicts a set of related products over time. This is the most powerful type of Product Roadmap that highlights relationships between derivatives.

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Categories Product Definition, Product Strategy &...
Community Product Requirements Chart: Using Communities to Understand Customer Usage

Community Product Requirements Chart: Using Communities to Understand Customer Usage

August 21, 2021November 9, 2018 by Jeanne Bradford

The Community Product Requirements Chart is a tool that provides customer insights and creates opportunities for innovation.

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Categories Product Definition Tags Crowdsourcing, innovation, Social media
Product Vision - Between Strategy & Roadmaps

Product Vision – Between Strategy & Roadmaps

August 21, 2021November 9, 2018 by John Carter

Have you ever wondered how to create a great product vision?  Let’s show you.  Start with some examples to get your reference frame properly set.  Then look at some of the formats that might work best for you.

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Categories Product Definition Tags product definition

Seven Product Development Process Lessons from BOSE’s Blockbusters

August 27, 2021July 30, 2018 by John Carter

Product Development lessons learned from developing BOSE’s blockbusters products – BOSE’s Noise-Cancelling Headphones and the BOSE® Wave® Music System.

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Categories Business, Product Definition, Technology Tags blockbuster products, marketing, product definition, product development process
Social Community Matrix: Getting the Most Out of Social Communities

Social Community Matrix: Getting the Most Out of Social Communities

August 21, 2021June 6, 2013 by Jeanne Bradford

Many of our clients are using virtual communities to communicate and collaborate with outside partners. Managed communities enable you to share ideas and present the best proposals to the leadership team. Here’s a tool that helps select the best type of community for your needs.

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Categories Product Definition, Product Strategy &... Tags Crowdsourcing, Social media

Are Product Roadmaps Now a Waste of Time?

August 21, 2021September 30, 2011 by John Carter

A product roadmap is a graphical representation of a set of related products over time with at most a monthly granularity.

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Categories Product Definition, Product Strategy &... Tags Roadmaps

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